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Damian Profeta Downstream provinces challenge the Portezuelo del Viento dam over the reduction of water availability After fits and starts that date back to the 1950s, Argentina’s Mendoza province is preparing to make the Portezuelo del Viento mega-project a reality. The dam in the west of the c

Business , COVID-19 , Health , Human Rights , Labour , Sustainable Development / 11/12/2020

Re-engaging and Motivating Employees under COVID-19

Re-engaging employees under COVID-19 will be key to building a ‘new normal’. If the ripple effects of the global health crisis remain difficult to assess, the immediate impact of the pandemic is felt by all businesses around the world. Managers are faced with multiple challenges that span from r

Business , Environment , Food , Resources , Sanitation , Science & Technology , Soil , Sustainable Development , Waste / 11/07/2020

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser–it could make farming more sustainable

Prithvi Simha, Björn Vinnerås, and Jenna Senecal The idea behind it is rather simple. Fresh urine is collected from urinals or specially designed toilets and channelled into a dryer, where an alkalising agent, such as calcium or magnesium hydroxide, raises its pH. Any water in the now alkaline uri

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Data & Reports , Economy , Energy , Environment , Forests , Human Rights , Resources , Sustainable Development / 11/04/2020

Two Indian banks linked to ecosystem destruction

Soumya Sarkar Although top global banks are bankrolling biodiversity loss and ecosystem destruction at an unprecedented scale, the finance sector has largely evaded scrutiny till now At least 50 global banks invested more than USD 2.6 trillion in 2019 alone in projects identified as drivers of biodi

Biodiversity , Business , Climate , Environment , Featured , Forests , Resources , Science & Technology , Sustainable Development / 10/30/2020

Fighting climate change with bamboo

Charlotte King Bamboo is a surprisingly effective carbon sink and is being promoted by the government as a uniquely Chinese solution to climate change They are synonymous with the giant panda, and a ubiquitous part of life and culture across much of the south. China’s bamboo forests – all 6.8 mi

Business , COVID-19 , Data & Reports , Economy , Education , Gender , Governance , Health , Human Rights , Labour , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/27/2020

No country has achieved gender equality in last 25 years

Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter of a century, according to The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics, a new UN report. Unpaid domestic and care work falls disproportionately on women, restraining their economi

Biodiversity , Business , Corruption , Environment , Forests , Labour , Sustainable Development / 10/24/2020

Medicinal plants disappearing in Jammu and Kashmir

Mudassir Kuloo The Kashmir Himalayas contain plants with properties found nowhere else on Earth, but illegal trade and climate change are pushing species to extinction In one month, Mohammad Adil, a research scholar studying the reproductive biology of medicinal plants, made two journeys to Afarwat,

Business , Food , Science & Technology , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/21/2020

Start-ups ring the changes in farming phone-tech

Laura Owings Demand for phone-based agricultural services has shot up almost 60 per cent across Asia and Africa this year, but many services struggle to raise the funds to survive longer than a couple of years. This means small scale farmers lose access to much-needed services and information, while

Aid , Business , COVID-19 , Disasters , Food , Health , Human Rights , Opinions , Refugees , SDGs , Sustainable Development / 10/18/2020

Billionaires need to feed the hungry

Ikhtiar Mohammad While there are millions who cannot afford bread and butter even once a day, there are others who have ample wealth which is impossible for them to spend in their lifetime. “I cannot manage to feed my son even twice a day let alone paying for his medical treatment,” said Hasan�

Business , Climate , Environment , Food , Resources , Sustainable Development / 10/15/2020

Certification to help customers identify climate friendly dishes in restaurants

World Resources Institute (WRI) announced a new certification to help consumers identify climate-friendly menu items when they dine out. The new “Cool Food Meals” badge identifies dishes with a lower carbon footprint, in line with what WRI research finds is needed by 2030 to meet the Paris Agree

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